Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Connecticut instead of Paraguay, you would:
Economy
make 4.9 times more money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $15,700 as of 2023, while in Connecticut, the GDP per capita is $77,582 as of 2024.
be 29.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Connecticut, that number is 4.1% as of 2025.
be 61.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 24.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Connecticut, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 18.6% more likely to have internet access
In Paraguay, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Connecticut, about 91.3% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
